Water safety awareness

This module is about water safety awareness for all foster and kinship carers, regardless of whether their home or property has a pool, spa, creek, dam or access to any body of water.

It has been developed in response to a coronial recommendation requiring all foster and kinship care agencies to provide carers (as well as their support staff) with training on the identification of water hazards, water safety and the appropriate level of supervision of children in and around water hazards.

This training is to be completed within the first 12 months of caring for an approved carer as part of Standard training or it can also be completed as part of Pre-Service training should time permit.

The package includes a:

• Water safety awareness powerpoint (PDF, 4.8 MB) Water safety awareness powerpoint (PPTX, 9.7 MB), with facilitator notes available via the ‘notes page’ view
• Quiz 1 - What is drowning? (PDF, 410 KB) Quiz 1 - What is drowning? (DOCX, 418 KB)
• Quiz 2 - Where can drowning occur? (PDF, 1.2 MB) Quiz 2 - Where can drowning occur? (DOCX, 4.1 MB)

The following factsheet resources are available from the Royal Life Saving website

1. Fact Sheet 01: Supervise (PDF)
2. Fact Sheet 01: Supervision (PDF) (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resource-NSW government funded)
3. Fact Sheet 02: Restrict Access (PDF)
4. Fact Sheet 02: Restrict Access (PDF) (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resource-NSW government funded)
5. Fact Sheet 03: Water Awareness (PDF)
6. Fact Sheet 04: Resuscitate (PDF)
7. Fact Sheet 06: Child Safe Play Areas (PDF)
8. Fact Sheet 06: Home Water Safety (PDF) (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resource-NSW government funded)
9. Fact Sheet 07: Home Water Safety (PDF)
10. Fact Sheet 08: Home Pool Safety (PDF)
11. Fact Sheet 12: Farm Water Safety (PDF)
12. Fact Sheet 13: Inland Waterways (PDF)
13. Fact Sheet 14: Water Safety on Holidays (PDF)
14. Fact Sheet 15: Swim and Survive (PDF)
15. Fact Sheet 18: Rescue Safety (PDF)
16. Fact Sheet 19: Life Jackets (PDF)
17. Fact Sheet 20: Watercraft Safety (PDF)
18. Fact Sheet 23: Shallow water blackout (PDF)
19. Fact Sheet 22: Alcohol and Water Safety (PDF)
20. Fact Sheet 25: Flooding (PDF)
21. Fact Sheet 26: Pool Safety Devices (PDF)
22. Fact Sheet 27: Beach Safety (PDF)
23. Fact Sheet 28: Children’s Pool Party Safety (PDF)

Below are some additional resources related to water safety awareness:

1. The Hazard of Toddler Bucket Drowning website (PDF) (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission)
2. Tips to make your pool safer (PDF) (Department of Housing and Public Works)